2008 Blue Angels Homecoming - F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo

[mrkingquang]

Cameraman can do maneuver just as good as the jet

[Sullivan1775]

true american muscle behind that engine

[LEGOKnight326]

Ok every one who wants to see a jet don't I couldn't hear for three days after that thing went right over me it's loud as f#%^ !

[LamarPro1]

deadly plane and a deadly pilot

deadly combination

great show

[drbackjack]

Notice how the falcon hardly needs to use A/B to keep the speed up with the high G turns while the rhino needs it on just about every turn.

[anykinewhat]

Great job filming, perfect never lost the F-16 even with cloud interruptions. F-16's are AWESOME!!!

[GolFRetroriaN]

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[mrmakemakkara]

SHALOM VERY VERY VERY NICE VIDEOS TOV TODA

[hopefuldad]

Amazing pilot, plane and very good job w the camera. Thx for posting. Dave in Arizona. How can he stand those g-forces on the 180 degree tight turns!

[MyDecimator]

holy shh.........i would throw up if i was in there

[dan06ism]

Why dont I like the F-16 like I do the F-18? Even though they a little alike? Oh Wait thats right... I'm NAVY!

[Nastafar]

awesome demo with vapors. and I love the roar of that engine. minimum radius turn from 3:30-3:50

[xXxKARNALKrKx]

kind of unsteady there with the camera

[airshowfansh]

@xXxKARNALKrKx Um yeah it was a new camera at the time... much smaller than what I was used to, and a windy day

[yankee2013]

@xXxKARNALKrKx Shut the fuck up bitch this is a great vid stupid cock sucking ungraceful bitch

[xXxKARNALKrKx]

@yankee2013 A the video is good im just saying the camera is a liitle unsteady and the f16 is the shit

[HomeMediaProductions]

at my funeral of those aircraft will fly over my grave and one will have reed smoke one white and one blue and they will fly so that they will make the near complete US flag

[djtsquare1]

WHEEEEWWW Blk 50 SHaw Dawgs Viper East.

[TheAviationexplorer]

F-15 is better

[theriot617]

@TheAviationexplorer I'd like to agree with you but every time a demo is given, its always a better performance by the F-16, i dont know why...........

[TheAviationexplorer]

@TheAviationexplorer but F-16 is more high tech

[eujeeves]

This is my favorite fighter jet. She's the purtiest of the fighter jets in the Air Force and most agile too...

[muwaadin18]

good jet

[6digit]

how many falcons US have?

[rysio92]

@6digit about 1300-1400

[muthatrukka24]

I wonder if the f-35 can do this?

[macuss87]

If there was an older jet to ad thr vec-ing to it would be the F-5 that little thing with dual engines could twist like a top, can already give an F-15 a run for it's money. plus it's cheap, maybe re-try the F-20 project with TV and AESA radar for the export market. would be a sick little jet. I'm still amazed the USAF never fully deployed the F-5 or F-20 The F-35 is a very nice upgrade to the F-16. But the 16 does have a sexy look no wonder they call it the viper looks like a cobra.

[TheAviationexplorer]

@macuss87 It is sexy indeed but F-35 is purely designed to be stealthy

[eroedo87]

I Love this sound!

[haugan3]

i must say that i dont understand why they develop new planes... the f-16 is the greatest ever. why cant they just just take the f-16 skeleton and reinforce it so it can withstand more g's and put in thrust vectoring nozzles! THAT WOULD BE KICK ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[amorrison1]

First let me say I approve of the F-22. Love it....but to answer your question about why don't they improve the F-16 with TH Vectoring...they have experimented with it, and I believe you can find the video here on you tube if I'm not mistaken. Seems like they could imrove the F-16 and make it more impressive, but why upgrade an already proven fighter when you can spend billions on a brand new un-proven one...lol. I think the F-22 will be kick ass if it goes into combat against any fighter.

[haugan3]

I totally agree with you. The Raptor is Beutiful but i have to admit that F-16 is more.. sort of delicate. Well they are outdated.. thats why we are going to change them for the JSF:P and also we'll might get them cheaper since Norway are developing a new Missile for them. The JSM (Joint Strike Missile) formerly NSM (i think) ( Naval Strike Missile)

[amorrison1]

I think the F-16 is beautiful as well. I live by Lackland AFB close to the flight line of Lackland Air Field Annex formaly Kelly Air Force base and I have the pleasure of seeing the TANG fly on a daily bases. Might try to get some footage, they land along the path of hwy 151 and it looks like you can reach up and high 5 the pilot sometimes.

[haugan3]

NICE!:P well i cant say that i live near and AFB closest would be Ørland or Orland AFB but the 338 Tigers sometime have low flying where i live.. between the mountains. and sometimes they fly so low that they are beneath our house. ive waved a couple of times to them and sometimes they actually wave back:P thats awesome

[CalvinundHobbes111]

I don't know why but I think the F-16 is might the cutest jet ever.

[RobertsDigital]

I agree the f16 is the cutest fighter jet. Very agile.

The f22 on the other hand is the ass kicker.

[TheAviationexplorer]

@RobertsDigital TheF-22 is designed to be stealthy so it looks like a solid object

[DG121480]

@CalvinundHobbes111

Somehow, I think when General Dynamics built the F-16... You wouldn't have been able to find the word "cute" anywhere in the design plans.

[markever234]

Can you imagine if this thing had thrust vectoring?????

[usnxaw2]

I know it's lighter, AND more maneuverable -- just pointing to the fact they went head to head in the 1970s.

[reindenaab]

what a magnificent aircraft

[sharz7474]

Both aircraft, fighting falcon and super hornet are great combat aircraft, each one has its own uniqueness and superior capabilities depending on what types of combat they're fit for.

[jonnythecroww]

great vid, amazing cloud effects over the wings - oh and how do u get a vid of that length on there?? i can only get 10 mins =(

[Gambo124]

Wow....... 999999999999999999999999999999­9999999(9)/5

[jinkblott]

probably one of the better f-16 videos that i've seen

[Tamadrummer1981]

Put thrust vectoring on the Falcon, and watch what happens

[usnxaw2]

The F-16 beat the 'F-18' in a head-to-head competition back in the mid-'70's, no wonder!

[brettt777]

Maybe so but I doubt it would beat a Super Hornet. Anyway, it doesn't matter. Great video.

[reindenaab]

thats cus the F16 is lighter

[AV8R4HM]

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, the adrenaline!!!!! AWSOME!

[kandaladin]

very very aggressive act of pilot and hes plane and i like it:)

[juicy020789]

pangit

[carsrulewtcfela94]

is there a difference between the fighting falcon and the viper?

if so is it like the hornet and superhornet?

[airshowfansh]

The Fighting Falcon is affectionately known as the Viper to its pilots. Same airplane.

[FROWNIEFACE]

the superhornet is an advancement with more of a enhanchment to fueling and other key factors so thats the only difference

[Verdigo76]

The super hornet is also physically much larger so it can carry extra fuel and weapons with more powerful engines.

[NICKmv573]

@carsrulewtcfela94 fighting falcon is its official name and viper is tis nickname

[Chev427BB]

Was it really humid on that day?

[Rockhopper514]

I went to the 2008 blueangels homecoming for Friday and saturday. it was awsome but the jettruck did not go on friday night because it was wet but it was awsome

[sk8almostreds]

awesome

[pasley21]

Is it just me or did he roll the wrong way while executing the 'falcon turn'?

[Aviationsensation]

he may have had to for spacing or other factors which we dont know about. im sure he knows what hes doing.

[Racer1505]

no the oh hum is the thunder chickens, Viper east (which is these guys) and Viper west put on a far better show.

f-16 crew chief

[tessler6868]

ho hum. not very graceful. thunderbirds rule, of course.

af brat

[4weelinredneck]

is he breakin the sound barrier at 4:32 ?

[jbandre09]

No, he's turning hard.

[leonscottkennedyre4]

not quite but almost he was probably mach 0.99

[4weelinredneck]

o.k

[airshowfansh]

I've read the ACC demo profile manual and the F-15 and F-16 demos are told to hit .94 in their high speed passes, with the parameters saying if they go faster than that, to NOT push past .96 .

[carsrulewtcfela94]

no it would be louder and u wouldnt hear him until hear started the climb at that

[spookyNorbert]

Oh gosh! STUNNING, OUTSTANDING, AMAZING... none of these words cannot describe the feelin'! F-16 ROCKS! ~~ that was fuckin' beautiful!

[freeflightg550]

No matter what, it is KICK ASS! Yet another example of what makes the USA the greatest nation on God's green earth.

[wtf9633]

i dont know if this would work but if you move the pilot to the middle of the aircraft would they still be pulling as many g's

[jwideman11]

iwas there that was real loud /i thought my ears would explode and blood driped out lol///excellent flying

[willio153]

3:33...WHOA!!! look at that vapor.

[BrimHawk]

The Vapor Viper.

[GVAPhotography]

Never seen so much Vapor coming off a 16 before. Awesome video

[LLCoolPass]

11:37 /AWESOME\

[hectiky]

All fighter demos should be this violent. Noise, speed and vapors.

[clintbowyerfan07]

That was a vapor fest! AWESOME Video!

[XPCompHelp]

my friend gets to go florida on firday to see the blue angels... LUCKY... and im stuck with our history project due tomorrow. (tomorrow is friday)

[Bergstaller01]

That was sick, F-16 still has life in her still

[Bluesfan6768]

I agree

[ScottF16]

Awesome video Steve! Great job!

[ScottF16]

Awesome video Steve! Great job!

[taktikal24]

Wow this is GREAT! Thanks!!!

[suckingcat11]

ever since the f-22 came out it seems like the f-16 demo has gotten more violent lol

[slickhutto]

I agree!

[jerseykid565]

lol your rite :P

[Cirux321]

Agreed.

[Verdigo76]

I remember the first year the F-22 demonstrated at Andrews. The F-18 that went before it performed like I had never seen it before in all my years of attending.

[reggiemac78]

I said the same thing at the Thunder over the Midlands (Shaw AFB, SC) 08 airshow. Capt. Clifford (F-16) performed right before "Max" (F-22), and I realized that I never seen an F-16 demo like that before.